Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2011.
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| author | Harris, Philip Coleman |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/774852019-04-12T21:40:04Z Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV Harris, Philip Coleman Steven Nahn. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Physics. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2011. In title on title-page, "[the square root of]" appears as the mathematical symbol. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243). In this thesis, we perform the measurement of the production of W and Z bosons in proton-proton collisions at [the square root of]s = 7 TeV with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In the LHC, W and Z bosons are produced at a high rate, providing for large yields, which along with the clean signature of W boson decay into a muon and neutrino and the Z boson decay into two muons, allow for precision measurement of their production within the first year of operation. Deviation of these values from standard model predictions gives a clear indication of new physics interactions occurring at the LHC. We present the measurement of the inclusive W--> [mu] [epsilon] and Z --> [mu]+ [mu]- cross sections along with the W boson charge ratio (W+/W-) and the W/Z production ratio in the muon channel using the first data corresponding to 35.9 pb-1 of proton proton collisions at [the square root of]s = 7 TeV. Measured values of ... are in agreement with the most advanced NNLO predictions. These are currently the most precise Electroweak measurements at the LHC. by Philip Coleman Harris. Ph.D. 2013-03-01T15:10:38Z 2013-03-01T15:10:38Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77485 827276075 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 243 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Harris, Philip Coleman Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title | Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title_full | Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title_fullStr | Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title_short | Inclusive Electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at [the square root of] s=7 TeV |
| title_sort | inclusive electroweak measurements in the muon channel with pp collisions at the square root of s 7 tev |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77485 |
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